Sepulchral Monuments in light of pious Gifts made by the nobility in the First Half of the 14th Century
2013
Abstract
The article deals with the phenomenon of pious donations made by the nobility to the Church in the Czech lands during the rule of John of Luxembourg and what the records of these gifts say about sepulchral monuments. The main purpose of gifts giving was to get favour and help in salvation for the donors, but the pious donations cannot be reduced to just this one single function.
A kind of pious remembrance and outward demonstration of status in the Middle Ages were repeated liturgical ceremonies. Sepulchral monuments were the main form of memorium and personal representation.